Israeli forces conducted a large-scale predawn raid on the adjoining West Bank cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh on 26 August, wounding at least 58 Palestinians, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Witnesses said troops entered the commercial centre, fired live and rubber bullets as well as stun grenades, and searched several currency-exchange shops. A local money-changer and rights groups accused soldiers of confiscating nearly one million shekels (about $270,000) during the Ramallah operation. The Palestinian Red Crescent said its crews treated injuries ranging from live-fire and rubber-coated rounds to tear-gas inhalation before the army withdrew later in the day. Hours later, before dawn on 27 August, the Israeli military mounted a separate incursion into the Old City of Nablus, deploying armoured vehicles and ordering families to evacuate homes. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported at least two gunshot injuries and 25 cases of tear-gas suffocation, while local media put the overall toll at more than 80 hurt as confrontations continued into the afternoon. An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Agence France-Presse that an operation was under way in Nablus but declined to detail its objectives. The back-to-back raids come amid a broader uptick in West Bank military operations that Israeli officials say target armed militants, while Palestinian authorities describe them as collective punishment of civilian areas.